GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| warrant | sanction |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |